The Byerwen Coal mine, near Glenden, is one step closer to going ahead after the project received approval by Queensland’s independent Coordinator General late yesterday. The$1.76 billion project...
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Gina Rinehart has topped BRW’s annual Australian Rich List, again, despite her earnings dropping by $2.01 billion to $20.01 billion. BRW says, “Rinehart’s wealth may fall in the...
Thousands of jobs could go at BHP’s iron ore operations in Western Australia after an external consultancy handed in a review of proposed cost-cutting measures. According to the ABC, “up to 3,000...
South Australia’s peak mining body has slammed The Australia Institute over a report they claim is factually incorrect. The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME) claims to be...
Up to 500 new jobs could be created in the future as underground shaft hoisting operations get set to commence at Glencore’s Ernest Henry Mine near Cloncurry. The mine extension will see operations...
A particularly colourful war of words has erupted between Australia’s peak mining bodies and The Australia Institute (TAI) over a report released today that accuses the resources industry of...
Mining companies in Queensland can no longer gain access to a privately owned property by proceeding directly to the Land Court after 40 days, should a landholder in a Priority Agricultural Area or...
A motion calling for a national ban on coal seam gas (CSG) mining on agricultural land was defeated yesterday at the National Assembly of Local Government in Canberra. The motion, from the Griffith...
The NSW Minerals Council has graded the NSW Government’s recently announced Budget a solid ‘B’, but that they ‘could try harder’ in a few key areas. In a statement...
NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe last week issued a scam warning to businesses and the general public not to deal with Peter Noel Anthony Sorensen and the business entities Construction Mining...
